Gardening

  • Garden 2023: Native Perennials

    Last summer, my garden was expected to be the best yet. I selected a handful of heirloom crops like tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, and grew everything from seed. I nurtured my plants and worked hard to keep them watered. The garden flourished and looked healthy and beautiful. Except I started noticing that after flowering, instead…

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  • Leafy Green Salad Recipe

    My homegrown tat soi and arugula greens were ready for harvest today and as I was harvesting I thought about preparation methods for these delicious leafy greens. I decided to toss them together as a salad since they are so fresh and tender! I tend to keep a head of purple cabbage and carrots on…

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  • Garden Tour – July 6th

    The garden is in full swing now! Some challenges I am facing: Aphids!! My bell pepper plants are completely infested! I’m spraying the infested areas with a dish soap and peppermint essential oil solution recommended by the Farmer’s Almanac and it seems to be helping, but I fear the plants may not bounce back in…

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  • Container Gardening Tips

    Start collecting containers of various sizes. I utilize a combination of grow bags, planters and pots. You can even use buckets, pillow cases or potato sacks in a pinch. You just want to make sure there is adequate drainage. Keep an eye out for garage sales where you might score some fancy pots for cheap!…

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  • Garden Tour – Updates!

    Look how much everything has grown since my last video! My plants are really taking off in this hot and dry weather! I opened up more balcony space by moving the cafe table inside. I didn’t use it anyway. Now I have more room for plants 🙂

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  • Garden Tour

    Check out everything I have growing on my new balcony garden this year! What are you growing? Comment below!

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  • July 3rd Garden Update

    Pulled weeds for almost 2 hours, planted butternut squash, Turk’s Turban squash and pumpkins, fertilized, and watered! It’s a hot one out there and the garden is thriving!

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  • Garden Updates

    I fertilized everything a little over a week ago and my plants are starting to take off! Everything is growing fast now and looking very healthy! Check back soon for more updates!

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  • Taco Salad & a Bunny

    I made a beefy taco salad for dinner after spending an hour in the garden, planting peas and corn.. again. A rodent (probably a chipmunk) keeps digging up and eating the seed from my pea and corn plants. This is the 3rd time I’ve planted.. then I placed rocks all around the base of the…

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  • My garden

    I began gardening several years ago, where I converted an old kiddie pool into a pretty successful garden. Every year since, I have continued to learn more about gardening. Thankfully, now I have access to decent sized flower beds where I plant every summer. This year, I have expanded into another bed and increased the…

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